INVESTMENT & FRONT OFFICE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
MARKET OVERVIEW Equity The outlook seemed largely positive for equities at the start of Q1 2020. The UK entered its transition period and exited the European Union, which provided seemingly no shocks on the FTSE, but weak GDP growth and low retail sales saw it end 1.3% down for January. The S&P 500 reached a…
PROJECTS & CHANGE MANAGEMENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
Market Overview: 2020 began with a number of challenges for both financial services and the wider economy and we continue to live in surreal times. Financial markets, banking and capital markets firms were immediately impacted by the pandemic as yields, oil and stocks and equity prices have fallen. We have seen however that the Government…
EUROPEAN MARKET COMMENTARY Q1 2020
MARKET OVERVIEW The issues of the current pandemic have caused confusion, uncertainty on a global scale, but how has this affected Q1 of 2020 in terms of recruitment? The use of technology has been utilised more than ever with a number of clients embracing the opportunities it offers and leading the way to not miss…
SALES & MARKETING MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
MARKET OVERVIEW Whilst the biggest news story of this quarter has been COVID-19, we will look into some of the topics surrounding it and the impact it has had on the market before and since. For example last month, despite the rapid rise in the amount of people working remotely – up 173% since 2005…
REGIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
ROLE PROFILES Operations It is safe to say that this last quarter ended very differently across all industries to how it started! COVID-19 has had devastating effects both on an economical level but also on a human level and the after effects will be seen for many months to come. For the most part the…
FINANCE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
Please note that the figures used throughout this market commentary are based on a survey conducted by Bruin Financial during the first week of April 2020. This survey was sent out to finance, audit and tax professionals working across Financial Services in London. Please note that the full results of the survey will be further…
CREDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
INTRODUCTION Coming into the final weeks of the first quarter of 2020, writing this commentary was set to be a very easy and enjoyable task. The Credit, Risk and Quantitative Analytics team had had a great start to the year, completing a number of challenging mandates which had been held over from the end of…
PROJECTS & CHANGE MANAGEMENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020
Market Overview: 2020 began with a number of challenges for both financial services and the wider economy and we continue to live in surreal times. Financial markets, banking and capital markets firms were immediately impacted by the pandemic as yields, oil and stocks and equity prices have fallen. We have seen however that the Government…
REGIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2019
ROLE PROFILES Operations The doom and gloom surrounding the UK economy due to the Brexit uncertainty has certainly been a focal point in 2019, and the recent election did put investment on hold in the UK. Manchester however seems to have bucked the trend with continued investment into the city from various financial institutions. OakNorth…
TECHNOLOGY MARKET COMMENTARY Q4, 2019
MARKET OVERVIEW London Technology professionals in Financial Services in London continue to be in high demand as Automation continues to change traditional back, middle and front office departments. Development teams are growing and new tech is being introduced daily, so forward thinking financial services clients are continuing to look for new talent and skills. We…